Threads Replies Last Post 11 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11   Cut down XP versions Hello, Does anyone have a nice cut down version of XP that they use? The only one that i have is a HP thin client one. This is missing too many needed features. ... 2 26.04.2007 05:45:25 Can't Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: x86 (KB829019) Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0: x86 (KB928416) I tried the earlier technick of uninstalling NET Framework 2, do the DotNetFix and reinstall but it is still not installing. Do I even need to add NET Framework 3? ... 3 26.04.2007 04:26:51 a UNICODE notepad by default? I work a lot in multiple languages. It's annoying when I paste a clip of text into notepad, but it wants to save an ANSI. I would like Notepad to save to Unicode by default. Is that possible? -- *rain*drops* ... 3 25.04.2007 19:06:42 Autoexec.nt processing I understand that XP uses Autoexec.nt and Config.nt in place of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files beloved of MS-DOS users. (I'm an old-time MS-DOS user who customized those heavily back when.) I've been playing with those a bit, specifically to tweak console windows on my PC. I've run into confusing behavior in Autoexec.nt In Config.nt, I'm loading an ANSI driver. (Kristofer Sweger's... 1 25.04.2007 17:02:43 Console automation: 2 Also -- while you're at it with my previous question -- how do we embed the console window at the bottom of the right-hand panel of Windows Explorer? Wouldn't it be great if we had an Explorer button which, when clicked, the console pane would open at the bottom of the right-hand pane, and the command prompt would have navigated to the folder we're in, so that we can just type commands and... 3 25.04.2007 16:15:34 Tweak UI not working in Win XP Pro SP2 I installed Tweak UI from Autopatcher XP with Dec 2006 update............ However when i dbl click it, error msg "admin has disabled Tweak UI" Since my comp is not connected to any sort of network, admin is the only account i use... i fiddled with gpedit, the registry and even the services, but there is nothing to suggest whether tweak ui is enabled or disabled.................. 5 25.04.2007 15:36:01 No option I do not have any option for setting an image as wallpaper when I right-click on it, not when I right-click on the desktop. What am I missing?... 2 25.04.2007 15:24:31 search doesn't work! Why does WinXP's Search functionality sometimes not work? I am looking for all occurrences of a string in certain files (e.g. the string "setVisual" in all .php files in this subtree). There are a few hundred files in this direcxtory and its subdirectories (and I know there must be at least 20 occurences of this string in misc. files), but the search terminates within seconds and reports ... 6 25.04.2007 14:49:18 Using My Pictures as Screensaver Hello! I enjoy have my pictures be my screensaver but would like to make it so some specific folders don't show. My sister wedding pictures are dominating my slideshow. Any pointers? ... 4 25.04.2007 06:15:34 Open in New Window bat file very good and safe, sorry I lost the post I was replying to. www.j79zlr.com/reg/OpenInNewWindow.bat enables openinnew window on rt click/context menu for Int Exp ... 6 24.04.2007 18:49:08 Icon problems returned I still have problems with the icons reverting back to the ugly IE icon, i.e. I only have problem with one and often just after I've visited the website in question. When I return to the desktop the icon has changed. I've saved the icon together with all the others in a special folder and tried over and again to assign it to the shortcut, but no... I've run Favorg and the URL Association ... 2 23.04.2007 19:43:47 Re: Line command to undelete last file? In March 2007 Jim <nomail@riomail.com> wrote the following: >> >> The scenario is this.... >> >> I am in XP and delete a file. Perhaps I do it in an application >> similar to Win Exlorer such as Acdsee. CTRL+Z fails to work. >> On 29 Mar 2007, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Please understand Windows does NOT have und... 3 23.04.2007 18:09:29 toolbar buttons Some buttons on my toolbar are grey - I particularly want to use the Sum Up button but cannot swith it "on". Can anyone help please?... 1 23.04.2007 10:50:00 toolbar ... 1 23.04.2007 10:48:01 MUI Problem - Shell folders and rightclick menus does not localize Hi I have installed a english version of Windows XP SP2, fully updated. I have then installed MUI-packages for several languages. I have created different local accounts for different languages and named them to the language they will be used in. (ie Swedish, German etc) I have logged in as the users and changed the Regional settings to the language they want to have. When I log in ... 2 23.04.2007 06:54:02 Status Bar! I have actually two questions. 1) I turn on the Status Bar (Explorer -> View - Status bar). When I exit then re-launch, the Status bar is not visible. I need to turn it on again. The Tool bars are NOT locked. What am I missing or not doing? 2) When hovering over graphics images, I no longer get the Resolution of the image displayed. This is true for any view, Filstrip, Thumbnames, Icon... 3 22.04.2007 16:40:16 Port 21 Issue Having issues with a File Server (Virtual) which use Port 21. Doing a "Shields Test" port 21 shows to not exist, which means it is stealth. This is normal if your firewall is running but mine is off. I expect the port to be recognized and the status should be closed. When I run my file server, the port should show open. Shields up test can be done here: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll... 12 22.04.2007 15:38:53 downloading problems Hi, My computer is windows xp and it will not let me download anything, keeps saying i may not have permission to do this. Also My javascript is missing and i cannot download it, it will not let me. Plz help x ... 2 22.04.2007 15:10:55 Add Program to Startup I am trying to add a program to start when I start windows. I have tried going through the "help" menu, but with no luck It had me going to start>run>mmc>file>add/remove snap in>group policies. . ..but there is no "group polocies" listed! Can anyone help? Thanks!... 3 22.04.2007 01:19:20 Console automation Hi How do we create a registry key so that while browsing folders in the Explorer, we right-click a folder/directory, select a context menu item, and open a console window (DOS prompt) that has navigated to that folder (i.e. executed a "cd /d <path-to-folder>" command)? Thanks -- ... 3 21.04.2007 19:43:52 Roxio DLA I'm not impressed with the ability to write to a CD-RW using the DLA format. I'm not sure if this is the proper ng for this issue. It seems that every time I want to drag something to my CD-RW, I get an error message telling me that it cant read the source. Of course that is a bogus error (since that is my HD). Anyway, it seems that I can copy drag only 1-item, then after that the error... 5 21.04.2007 17:24:22 Hibernation event logging Hi How can a script determine if hibernation has just occurred? Is there an hibernation log or time stamp anywhere? I have a scheduled task that runs when my laptop is idle for 30mins. "Don't start the task if the computer is running on batteries" is ticked. "Stop the task is battery mode begins" is ticked. If I bring the laptop out of hibernation, the task runs. I don't want the sched... 1 21.04.2007 07:16:30 Locating, Reviewing and Removing Digtal Signatures Is there a general repository of "Digital Signatures" where all signed certificates can be viewed and removed if desired? ... 3 20.04.2007 20:17:59 If I found a bug, how to report it and get an official reply If I found some problem fells like a bug, how to report it and get an official assertion? ... 5 20.04.2007 16:24:21 Icons keep changing Hi! I've downloaded icon files in order to change the ordinary ones on the desktop but although they're genuine icon files they keep changing back to the dull prototypes. What's gone wrong?... 6 20.04.2007 16:21:02 11 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11